SAS Administrator and Web Developer at IntePros

IntePros is seeking a strong SAS Administrator and Web Developer to join our premier client in White Plains, NY. The ideal candidate is has at least 2 years experience in SAS administration. The ideal candidate must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship. 

SAS Administrator/Web Developer Responsibilities:

• Subject matter expert for IT personnel on day-to-day problems involving the SAS server, such as performance, tuning, troubleshooting, gathering & interpretation of diagnostics, SAS system logs, and decisions about configuration.
• Subject matter expert on SAS connectivity issues (ie ODBC) to non-SAS databases, software and imports/exports to/from non-SAS platforms, for all Operating Systems involved.
• Coordinate with IT and other areas the installation of upgrades and fixes to SAS software, test and QA these changes.
• Install upgrades and hotfixes to SAS Software
• Perform SAS testing and SAS QA for any upgrades and fixes to non-SAS-software and hardware including Network upgrades that affect or involve the SAS server.
• Manage SAS Metadata.
• Coordinate/generate SAS Metadata backups and restores.
• Coordinate Data access, Security and Retention issues in SAS Server and other servers where SAS processing occurs.
• Provide internal SAS consulting for users on matters of how-to, performance, or malfunction.
• Serve as user liaison/educator for upgrades to the SAS server and SAS client software.
• Periodically monitor the SAS server usage by users, and potential impact on CPU and memory resources.
• Schedule planned outages and coordinate planned and unplanned outages on the SAS server, alerting users affected.
• Technical Liaison to SAS Institute on all aspects of the SAS software.
• Provide Support for periodic Disaster Recovery testing.
• Write efficient code that is easy to understand, maintain, and extend.
• Ensure quality by creating and maintaining automated tests with extensive code coverage.
• Scope requirements, estimate effort, and help plan release schedules.
• Work closely with Analysts, Developers and End-Users to build, maintain, and support applications.
• Stay informed of rapidly changing applicable web technologies and incorporate those technologies into applications, as appropriate.
• Collaborate with teammates to continually improve the development process.
• Participate in peer code reviews and embrace constructive criticism of your own code.
   

SAS Administrator/Web Developer Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience working on complex software as a software developer.
• Basic SAS development skills, able to write basic SAS code.
• Experience with SAS Enterprise Guide.
• Experience installing SAS software in servers.
• Experience troubleshooting SAS configuration and optimization issues.
• Proven experience developing web-based applications using SAS Studio.
• Knowledge of SAS Architecture and SAS Platform.
• Proven experience working with SQL and large scale relational databases.
• Proven working knowledge of modern front-end web technologies, including JavaScript, HTML,  CSS and JSON.
• Ability to interpret and diagnose Java stack traces.
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Excellent analytical and diagnostic skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work with people of varied technical backgrounds.
• Ability to handle deadlines in a multitasking environment.
• Experience developing web-based applications with SAS Viya a plus.